DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in Durham on Wednesday identified a vehicle make in a deadly hit-and-run crash 10 days ago.
The crash happened just after 10:05 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 18, along southbound N.C. 147 near Fayetteville Street, according to a Durham Police Department news release.
Rakesh Babu Poojari, 37, died after the driver of a Nissan crashed into him, police said.
Poojari stopped along the shoulder of the Durham Freeway and got out of his vehicle because of a flat tire, the release said. Poojari died at the scene of the crash.
Police said at the scene they found a Nissan emblem from the front of the car involved in the hit-and-run.
“The vehicle appears to be a Nissan sedan or smaller SUV,” officers said. “Due to the incident, the vehicle will have extensive damage to its front bumper, hood and windshield.”